1942 D. Appleton-Century Company. Seventh Edition "Thoroughly Revised." Leatherbound copy with no DJ. Boards are firm and flat with minimal shelf wear, but spine has darkened with age. Name written in pencil on flyleaf as shown. Text clean. Pages tanned but immaculate and complete otherwise. Binding is tight and feels sturdy. Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: Part 1 provides a broad, over-all picture of the American constitutional and political system, with emphasis on such matter as constitutional origins and foundations, federalism and inter-level relations and trends, citizenship, civil rights, and the instrumentalities of popular control. Part 2 analyzes the national government, in terms of structural arrangements, functions, powers, processes and procedures, trends, and problems of reorganization and betterment.